opportuneness
/'ɔpətju:nnis/
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The opportuneness of the sunny weather allowed the picnic to proceed as planned.
Definition
Noun: The quality of being opportune; the state or character of occurring at a suitable or advantageous time; timeliness.
Usage
"Opportuneness" is a formal noun used to describe the advantageous quality of something happening at just the right moment. It focuses on the timeliness and appropriateness of an event, action, or circumstance.
Examples
- The opportuneness of the heavy rain saved the crops from the drought.
- She questioned the opportuneness of announcing the merger during the market crisis.
- The success of the proposal depended entirely on the opportuneness of its submission.
Advanced Usage
- "A question of opportuneness": Used to frame a discussion about whether the timing for something is right, rather than its inherent merit.
- The debate was not about the policy itself, but about the opportuneness of its implementation.
Variants and Related Words
- Opportune (adjective): Done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; well-timed.
- His arrival was most opportune.
- Opportunely (adverb): At a favorable or appropriate time.
- The document arrived opportunely.
- Inopportuneness (noun): The quality of being inopportune; unseasonableness.
- He apologized for the inopportuneness of his call.
Synonyms
- Timeliness
- Seasonableness
- Appropriateness (of time)
- Propitiousness
Antonyms
- Inopportuneness
- Untimeliness
The opportuneness of the sunny weather allowed the picnic to proceed as planned.
Noun
- timely convenience